tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post3834676339196650691..comments2014-10-15T07:13:07.904-06:00Comments on Alone at the Microphone: The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, and Skippy Dies, by Paul MurrayZachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05182397015795694876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-52351356789516059802012-02-26T05:23:49.985-07:002012-02-26T05:23:49.985-07:00I will always list Paul Murray as one of the all-t...I will always list Paul Murray as one of the all-time brilliant YA writers! His choice to parallel the complexities of M-theory with life and love in the teenage world was a sincere nod to the complexities inherent in growing up in a cyclone of stimuli and what-shall-I-be possibilities -- a lot like the possibilities inherent in string theories. Are we open strings, (incomplete, searching, lonely, and completely able to disrupt the worlds), or are we closed circuit strings, complete and without means to disrupt the universe? <br /><br />That kind of respect for growing up is rarely seen in YA books and I think contributes to Murray's unexpected success among YA audiences!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307659474340770559noreply@blogger.com